Job summary
- Main area
- Vascular
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR637-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
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Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse – Wivenhoe Ward
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
Colchester Hospital are looking for a dynamic and motivated nurse to join our busy and friendly Wivenhoe Ward. This is a 20-bedded surgical ward specialising in Vascular Surgery.
You will support the unit sister in leading and developing the wonderful nursing team in this department and promote multi-disciplinary working to assist in the delivery of a patient-centred, clinically effect and dynamic service from the patient's admission assessment to discharge. This role requires commitment to providing a quality service and a supportive teaching environment.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will effectively manage and develop a nursing team and provide professional and clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe, cost effective care to patients and their families.
You will provide inspirational leadership to the department, be positively welcoming, effective and act as a credible role model.
You should be caring, compassionate, forward thinking, well-organised and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change.
You will have well-developed communication and change management skills and share in our vision and commitment to continuously develop and improve.
If you think you have the passion to ensure the continued development of the surgical services the trust provides we want to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience leading teams
- Managing change
- Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience at Band 6
- Evidence of involvement in research and audit
- Evidence of teaching/assessing
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse First Level
- Post registration qualification relevant to area up to post graduate diploma level.
- ILS certificate as relevant to the area
Desirable criteria
- Nursing / Management degree
- Willingness to undertake further academic study.
- NVQ assessors’ qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound evidence of clinical ability
- Articulates understanding role of Band 6
- Articulates understanding of managing clinical risk
- Provides evidence of ability to make changes in nursing practice.
Desirable criteria
- Sickness absence management
- Rota management
- Bed management and patient flow
Skills
Essential criteria
- Leadership
- Good organisational skills
- Time management and prioritisation skills
- Ability to work to strict deadlines
- Ability to lead and delegate
Desirable criteria
- Ability to teach.
- Ability to influence at all levels
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jodie Roberts
- Job title
- Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206742194
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